title: To bring consumers to the table, simplify the review.
authors.affiliation: California HealthCare Foundation, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. msmith@chcf.org
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Maribeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care